What steps have researchers taken to ensure that psychological tests are free from bias?
What will be an ideal response?
For example, test developers now select normative groups that are representative of the population, and test items that are as free of cultural bias as possible. In addition, several professional organizations have joined together to develop a Code of Fair Testing Practices.
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a. achievement tests. b. tests of abstract thinking. c. problem-solving tests. d. all of these tests.
A sexual dysfunction that occurs when a man is persistently unable to achieve or maintain an erection adequately for intercourse is called
a. erectile difficulty. c. orgasmic difficulty. b. premature ejaculation. d. male orgasmic disorder.
Among the possible causes of aggression are access to firearms, time spent playing violent video games, and watching violent television programs. If these three factors were used in an experiment on aggression, the researcher would label them as ________
a) controlled b) theoretical c) dependent d) independent
Over the course of an entire lifetime, ___ people will suffer from a mood disorder, most likely ___
a. 1 in 10; depression b. 1 in 5; mania c. 3 in 10; depression d. 1 in 4; depression